Jörg Breu the Elder

Jörg Breu the Elder

Jörg Breu the Elder (c. 1475 – 1537) of Augsburg was a painter of the German Danube school. He was the son of a weaver.

He journeyed to Austria and created several multi-panel altarpieces there in 1500–02, such as the Melk Altar (1502). He returned to Augsburg in 1502 where he became a master. He travelled to Italy twice, in ca. 1508 and in 1514/15.

After his death in 1537, his son, Jörg Breu the Younger continued to lead his Augsburg workshop until his own death 10 years later.

External links

* [http://www.getty.edu/art/collections/bio/a674-1.html Jörg Breu the Elder] (getty.edu)

Persondata
NAME=Breu the Elder, Jörg
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Breu the Elder, Joerg;Breu, Jörg;Breu, Georg;Preu, Jörg (der Ältere);Prew, Jörg (der Ältere);Breü, Jörg (der Ältere);Jörg Breu d. Ä.
SHORT DESCRIPTION=German Renaissance painter
DATE OF BIRTH=1475/1480
PLACE OF BIRTH=Augsburg
DATE OF DEATH=1537
PLACE OF DEATH=Augsburg


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